Hayward The Pool Cleaner

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jake69chevy

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May 4, 2017
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Fresno, CA
Pool Size
25000
Surface
Fiberglass
Chlorine
Liquid Chlorine
We bought a house with this pool cleaner and as you can see, the suction hose is plugged into the port under the skimmer basket (we can’t run both at the same time) at the far end and it only reaches halfway. Is there any reason I can’t get a longer hose? I see a suction port with a spring loaded hatch that’s not being used in the middle of the pool on the wall, however it doesn’t have any suction with the pump running… I am wondering if the pipe broke and they capped it so they are using the skimmer basket port as a suction instead?

Tia
 

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Yes you can purchase a longer hose if needed.
Can you post a picture of the suction side plumbing to determine if the pipe connected to the suction side port was capped off? That would be the easiest connection in the middle of the pool but understand it could be a damaged piece of pipe.
 
jake69chevy said:
I’ll snap a pic of it this afternoon. There is not suction or pressure coming from it when pump is on
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I want to see if the pipe is connected to the suction side of the pump and if there is a valve that may be closed.
Sometimes people may disconnect the plumbing and others may keep it and new owners may not know which pipe is which to create suction at the pool connection.
Just want to consider all options.
 
The hose is probably sized for use of accessory suction port in the middle of the pool. As @HermanTX mentioned, there is probably a valve to control suction to that port. However, if you can't use it for some reason, you just need to purchase a few sections of the hose. You don't need to replace the entire hose.
 
HermanTX said:
I want to see if the pipe is connected to the suction side of the pump and if there is a valve that may be closed.
Sometimes people may disconnect the plumbing and others may keep it and new owners may not know which pipe is which to create suction at the pool connection.
Just want to consider all options.
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Show pics of your equipment pad as well.
We need to see how the pipes, valves and equipment are plumbed.
 
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proavia said:
Show pics of your equipment pad as well.
We need to see how the pipes, valves and equipment are plumbed.
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I can’t attach them- it keeps saying file size too large. Here is a link to the photos:

Pool pump pics - Google Drive

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If I turn one valve the opposite direction as it site currently, (appears to bypass the filter) I get a suction at the middle of pool port in question but it’s not enough to drive the pool cleaner. Mystery solved I guess. Maybe undersized pump or other problem. I’ll buy more hose sections to reach the other side.
 

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